CHRISTINA APPLEGATE PREGNANT!

She did have bmx. She's BRCA+   It doesn't happen often but it does happen. Congratulations to her. That is wonderful news.

Congrats to her - yes, she had dcis - so no chemo. (and YES many women incl. me have chemo with hormone positive cancer.).  She is brac + and I recall an interview where she wanted to get pregnant soon to address the future issue of ovarian cancer increase with brac+.

I wish the "stars" that are diagnosed would take a little time to address the facts.  I have had a few people tell me that if I had a bmx like Christina Applegate then I wouldn't have had to do chemo."  Big sigh....her dcis is why she did not entertain the idea of chemo.  Probably the same with Sheryl Crow.  

Regardless - congrats to her - pregnancy and babies are wonderful.

Congrats Christina!! I am soooo happy for you!

She had the baby! A beautiful little girl.  She gave a very heartfelt interview in the current People magazine.  Congrats to her!

These stories make me so hopeful. I have two beautiful, wondrous, truly fabulous daughters, but I wanted a third child so badly. I have wanted three forever, but I made a mistake with marriage #1 and spent several years extricating myself and getting to where I could meet and fall for a wonderful man. as of this past February, it seemed like everything in my life was finally falling into place - wonderful family, finally got a funded offer to a doctoral program, and I was planning on getting to ABD in two years and then trying to conceive a third child. Then, cancer hit me this month, age 37. I obviously can't afford to take a leave of absence from work at this point (HELLO Health Insurance! thank You!), so I am deferring my acceptance to the PhD program for a year in favor of getting through chemo and rads while working full time without losing it entirely trying to be a TA and take courses as well. i think this will ultimately work out OK, but there's always the shot they can't/won't fund me when I go back - on which case, I can't finish the degree I've wanted for so long. To think I would potentially lose out both on the degree and on the third child was gut-wrenching; to think I might still be able to have one, the other or both in the end gives me extraordinary hope and a good shot of adrenaline towards taking care of business and getting back on track!!

Hi MediGal-

As far as I am aware, I think I read somewhere that she had DCIS/pre-invasive cancer, thus chemo was not indicated. She is also BRCA+ so, obviously I cannot speak for her, but I am sure that had something to do with her decision for BMX.

Either way, congrats for her on her lovely baby after BC. It made my heart feel a little lighter to read her story.

(((melmes))) I hear you, I had wanted baby #3 too. From the BC standpoint the docs said I could try, but I had some reconstruction issues that involved my abdomen so now with mesh in there OB is afraid for me to get pregnant. She said I could think about it in another year or so.

Sorry to hear too about your degree as well, hopefully all will work out somehow

I wanted #3 baby as well. Finished chemo in feb, havent had period since december and my tumor was pr+. So much pain with bc.